Beet spray quick question

[Sonoftheheir]

Used to hand hoe beet and onions here (tractor hoed 2-3times too) June/July time. Could be a great time to get a tan, or get very wet! Don’t miss the Gad flys!

Everyone on farm would do it, 2 rows up and 2 back. Leave off for docky and leave your hoe in the row.

No one wanted the sprayer rows, better walking but more weeds due to dust coming up from the sprayer wheels and masking the weeds.

Could get a few kg of early new potatoes too in some fields.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

I remember someone hoeing ...who used to wear a coat with a deep pocket with a transitor radio in it .... listening to the cricket.

Yes we had that too, Wimbledon and any English cricket.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

This is our first drilled field -

Couldn’t find an aphid, several lady birds.

 

[Flat 10]

This is our first drilled field -
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Couldn’t find an aphid, several lady birds.

Did you spray biscaya the other day after rec? I found my first wingless ones last night but still not at threshold.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Did you spray biscaya the other day after rec? I found my first wingless ones last night but still not at threshold.

Yes I did. Got to go on with Laser and manganese tomorrow.

 

[Exfarmer]

This is our first drilled field -
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Couldn’t find an aphid, several lady birds.

Notmany fields like that about!

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Notmany fields like that about!

Ours are a bit smaller on the clay roddens, but most are like these.

 

[Boomerang]

just sprayed my beet , hopefully for the last time for weeds, been on 1-1/2 hours ,now it's pissing it down . Betixflo and trilogy. How long before its rainfast??? Or did I waste £££

 

[wr.]

I'd have thought it would be ok after that time.

 

[alomy75]

2 hours is usually the text book answer...but that covers a multitude of conditions. If it’s drier/windier it will dry on quicker. Prob be ok